Jackson Heights Life

Unfortunately due to the spread of Omicron, it seems like we have to think about testing regularly again. Here's a list of mobile sites open this weekend pasted below. There are the other usual brick and mortar sites as well.
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/coronavirus/get-tested/covid-19-testing.page and https://www.nychealthandhospitals.org/covid-19-testing-sites/?redirect&notification

Mobile sites below - Locations closest to JH are bolded.

Astoria Food Pantry & 31st Avenue Open Street Holiday Market
(Rapid antigen testing available)
Corner of 31st Avenue & 35th Street
Queens, NY 11106
Dates: December 18 - 19
Saturday - Sunday, 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Testing site is currently only testing people 4 years and older.

Baba Makhan Shah Lubana Gurdwara
(Saliva self-testing site)
113-10 101st Avenue
Jamaica, NY 11419
Dates: December 19
Sunday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Testing site is currently only testing people 4 years and older.

Bayswater Skate Park
(Rapid antigen testing available)
701 Bay 32 Street
Queens, NY 11691
Dates: December 19
Sunday, 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Testing site is currently only testing people 4 years and older.

Blink - Jamaica
(Rapid antigen testing available)
163-02 Jamaica Avenue
Queens, NY 11432
Dates: December 18 - 19
Saturday - Sunday, 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Testing site is currently only testing people 4 years and older.

Chinese Christian Herald Crusades - Main Street
(Rapid antigen testing available)
42-35 Main Street
Queens, NY 11355
Dates: December 16
Thursday, 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Testing site is currently only testing people 4 years and older.

Community Church of Christ
(Saliva self-testing site)
167-04 108th Avenue
Queens, NY 11433
Dates: December 14 - 15, 17 - 18
Tuesday - Wednesday, Friday - Saturday, 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Testing site is currently only testing people 4 years and older.

Episcopal Church of St. Alban the Martyr
(Rapid antigen testing available)
116-42 Farmers Boulevard
Queens, NY 11412
Dates: December 13 - 19
Monday - Sunday, 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Testing site is currently only testing people 4 years and older.

Esquina Tequila
(Rapid antigen testing available)
40-01 Northern Boulevard
Queens, NY 11101
Dates: December 18 - 19
Saturday - Sunday, 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Testing site is currently only testing people 4 years and older.

First Faith Baptist Church
(Rapid antigen testing available)
Corner of 208th Street & Murdock Avenue
Queens, NY 11411
Dates: December 14 - 19
Tuesday - Sunday, 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Testing site is currently only testing people 4 years and older.

GLITS event @ Nowadays
(Rapid antigen testing available)
56-06 Cooper Avenue
Queens, NY 11385
Dates: December 16
Thursday, 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Testing site is currently only testing people 4 years and older.

Greater Allen Cathedral of NY
(Rapid antigen testing available)
110-31 Merrick Boulevard
Rockaway Park, NY 11433
Dates: December 14 - 17
Tuesday - Wednesday, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday, 1:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Friday, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Testing site is currently only testing people 4 years and older.

Greater Allen Cathedral of NY
(Saliva self-testing site)
110-31 Merrick Boulevard
Rockaway Park, NY 11433
Dates: December 13 - 17, 19
Monday - Wednesday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday, 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Testing site is currently only testing people 4 years and older.

Gurdwara Sikh Cultural Society
(Saliva self-testing site)
95-30 118th Street
South Richmond Hill, NY 11419
Dates: December 13 - 19
Monday - Sunday, 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Testing site is currently only testing people 4 years and older.

Hart Playground
(Rapid antigen testing available)
Corner of 65th Street & Broadway
Queens, NY 11377
Dates: December 13 - 19
Monday - Sunday, 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Testing site is currently only testing people 4 years and older.

Haitian American United for Progress (HAUP) Jamaica
(Saliva self-testing site)
209-05 Jamaica Avenue
Queens, NY 11428
Dates: December 14
Tuesday, 10:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Testing site is currently only testing people 4 years and older.

Helen Marshall Playground
(Rapid antigen testing available)
100 Street & 24th Avenue
Queens, NY 11369
Dates: December 19
Sunday, 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Testing site is currently only testing people 4 years and older.

Immigrant Resource Fair with Hispanic Federation
(Rapid antigen testing available)
73-10 34th Avenue
Queens, NY 11372
Dates: December 18
Saturday, 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Testing site is currently only testing people 4 years and older.

John F. Kennedy Airport
(Rapid antigen testing available)
Next to Terminal 5 Airtrain Station
Queens, NY 11430
Dates: December 13 - 31
Every day, 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Testing site is currently only testing people 4 years and older.

LaGuardia Airport
(Rapid antigen testing available)
Terminal B parking lot, 1 Central Terminal Drive
Queens, NY 11371
Dates: December 13 - 31
Every day, 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Testing site is currently only testing people 4 years and older.

LIFE Camp, INC
(Rapid antigen testing available)
111-12 Sutphin Boulevard
Jamaica, NY 11435
Dates: December 13 - 19
Monday - Sunday, 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Testing site is currently only testing people 4 years and older.

Mt. Moriah AME Church - Linden Blvd Buisness Corridor
(Saliva self-testing site)
116-20 Francis Lewis Boulevard
Queens, NY 11411
Dates: December 19
Sunday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Testing site is currently only testing people 4 years and older.

New Life United Methodist Church
(Saliva self-testing site)
8840 80th Street
Queens, NY 11421
Dates: December 13 - 17
Monday, 11:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Tuesday - Friday, 10:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Testing site is currently only testing people 4 years and older.

NYCHA/Hammel
(Rapid antigen testing available)
85-10 Rockaway Beach Boulevard (parking lot)
Queens NY 11693
Dates: December 18
Saturday, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Testing site is currently only testing people 4 years and older.

NYCHA/Woodside
(Rapid antigen testing available)
50-37 Newtown Road (streetside parking)
Queens NY 11377
Dates: December 13 - 19
Monday - Sunday, 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Testing site is currently only testing people 4 years and older.

Ocean Bay Houses
(Rapid antigen testing available)
57-10 Beach Channel Drive
Queens NY 11692
Dates: December 18
Saturday, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Testing site is currently only testing people 4 years and older.

Our Lady of Sorrows Church
(Rapid antigen testing available)
Corner of 37th Avenue & 104th Street
Streetside parking directly in front of church)
Corona, NY 11368
Dates: December 13 - 19
Monday - Sunday, 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Testing site is currently only testing people 4 years and older.

Park of the Americas
(Rapid antigen testing available)
Corner of 104th & 41st Streets
Corona, NY 11368
Dates: December 13 - 19
Monday - Sunday, 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Testing site is currently only testing people 4 years and older.

Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto Park
(Rapid antigen testing available)
95 Avenue & 125th Street
South Richmond Hill, NY 11419
Dates: December 13 - 19
Monday - Sunday, 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Testing site is currently only testing people 4 years and older.

Promise Church
(Saliva self-testing site)
130-30 31st Avenue
Flushing, NY 11354
Dates: December 17, 19
Friday, 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Sunday, 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Testing site is currently only testing people 4 years and older.

Queens Museum
(Saliva self-testing site)
New York City Building
Corona, NY 11368
Dates: December 15, 19
Wednesday, Sunday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Testing site is currently only testing people 4 years and older.

Queens Public Library - East Elmhurst
(Rapid antigen testing available)
95-06 Astoria Boulevard
East Elmhurst, NY 11369
Dates: December 13 - 18
Monday - Saturday, 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Testing site is currently only testing people 4 years and older.

Queens Valley Playground
(Rapid antigen testing available)
Corner of 137 Street & 77 Avenue
Flushing NY 11367
Dates: December 13 - 19
Monday - Sunday, 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Testing site is currently only testing people 4 years and older.

Rochdale Village Shopping Center
165-02 Baisley Boulevard, in front of mall between Rite Aid & post office
Jamaica, NY 11434
Dates: December 13 - 19
Monday - Sunday, 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Testing site is currently only testing people 4 years and older.

Saints Joachim & Anne Parish
(Rapid antigen testing available)
Robard Lane & Hollis Avenue
Queens, NY 11429
Dates: December 19
Sunday, 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Testing site is currently only testing people 4 years and older.

St. Paul Chong Hasang Roman Catholic Church
(Saliva self-testing site)
32-15 Parsons Boulevard
Flushing, NY 11354
Dates: December 19
Sunday, 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Testing site is currently only testing people 4 years and older.

Telephone Playground
(Rapid antigen testing available)
216-0-216-98 75th Avenue
Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
Dates: December 13 - 19
Monday - Sunday, 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Testing site is currently only testing people 4 years and older.

Voces Latinas
(Rapid antigen testing available)
107-06 Corona Avenue
Queens, NY 11368
Dates: December 16
Thursday, 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Testing site is currently only testing people 4 years and older.

Youth Referral & Placement Unit (YRPU)
(Saliva self-testing site)
141-03 Lakewood Avenue
Queens, NY 11435
Dates: December 13
Monday, 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Testing site is currently only testing people 4 years and older.

If you're hearing extra noise today, this is why.


https://webtrak.emsbk.com/panynj4

93-01 Astoria Blvd

https://fb.watch/7LkY4SmUqf/

All greenmarkets closed Sunday, 8/21/21

https://www.grownyc.org/blog/schedule-changes

Today, Sunday, August 8, 2021, there's a parade on Northern from 69th St. to 86th St. and I believe it's closed to car traffic from 11 am to 4 pm (not exactly sure of the time). Also today is the usual Open Streets program so 34th Ave is closed to car traffic from 8 am to 8 pm.

The 115th had initially announced a few days ago that they would open 34th Ave to cars from 9 am to 3 pm, but then they changed their minds.

If you're planning on driving a car, getting a car service, getting a delivery or taking a bus, be advised it could take longer.

IG page says they are opening at 84-06 37th Ave
https://www.uglydonutsncorndog.com/

The planes are back. Today's maintenance is from 9 to 4, June 19, 2021.

It seems the way they plan to crack down on the fireworks is to address the suppliers who bring the fireworks into the city in the first place. I don't see any mention of trying to crack down on people who are setting them off.

https://nypost.com/2021/06/09/de-blasio-vows-crackdown-on-dangerous-and-illegal-fireworks/

De Blasio promises to crack down on ‘dangerous’ and illegal fireworks

"The city will crack down on dangerous and noisy illegal fireworks after Roman candles and bottle rockets flooded the city streets during the tumultuous summer of 2020, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday.

“Each summer, we look forward to the right kind of fireworks … but we also know there’s a real problem with the wrong kind of fireworks,” de Blasio said during his daily virtual press conference.

“Illegal fireworks are noisy, they disrupt the peace in neighborhoods, but they can also be dangerous, and we have to understand how important it is to ensure that illegal fireworks are confiscated, so they can’t do harm to people in communities.”

In June 2020, 8,967 complaints of illegal fireworks were reported to the city’s 311 system from June 1 through June 21, which represents more than 320 times the 28 such calls made during the first three weeks of June 2019.

The mayor said law enforcement will “go after” people taking fireworks from other states, in order for the Big Apple to have a calmer summer compared to last year, when fireworks were set off nearly every night in the five boroughs.

“We’re going after the people who bring the fireworks into New York City to begin with,” Hizzoner said.

“We’re getting right at the source. … This is what is going to help us have a safer summer.”

The fireworks task force will have 32 officers, including 12 FDNY fire marshals and 10 deputy sheriffs, according to Sheriff Joseph Fucito. They will work in cooperation with state police in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, said Fucito.

“What the task force is looking to do is to develop information on who the major suppliers are,” he said Wednesday during the morning press conference.

“We’re going to look to interdict these illegal fireworks as they come into New York City — so, if we can get them before they get into the city, it’s a good thing for the people. We also want to target the sellers who peddle the illegal fireworks.”